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And just like that, 2022 is coming to a close. On this week's On the Media, a look back at our year of coverage, from Russia’s war on Ukraine, to an unprecedented rise in book bannings at home. Tune in to hear about the fights, fictions, and things we’re still figuring out.

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Is Talk of a Possible 'New' Civil War Useful?
The Perils of a Gauzy History
How Meduza is Adapting to Russia's Crackdown on Speech
When the World Starts to Look Away
Joe Rogan's Podcast isn't Just 'Entertainment'
Musk And The International Reach of Twitter
How Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric Foreshadowed a Deadly Shooting
Republicans' Latest Go-To Dog Whistle
How to Interview a 'Big Lie' Believer
In Georgia, a Conservative Elections Official Stands Up to the Big Lie
How Books Get Removed from Classrooms and Libraries
Parents vs. Democracy
Libraries Under Attack
The Big Sigh: An Assessment of Our Economic Future
This Much Death is Not 'Normal'
The State of Our Immunity
Should the Country See What an Assault Rifle Does to the Body of a Child?
How Racism Ended a Renaissance of Weight
Donald Trump, Ye, and The New Old Anti-Semitism

Music:What's That Sound by Michael AndrewsLost, Night by Bill Frisell Fallen Leaves by Marcos CiscarEye Surgery by Thomas NewmanGerman Lullaby by The KiboomersGormenghast by John ZornBerotim by John Zorn featuring Bill Frisell, Carol Emanuel, and Kenny WollesenCellar Door by Michael AndrewsLiquid Spear Waltz by Michael AndrewsHarpsichord by Four Tet
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On the Media
Publication year
2022
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